306932 (v.1) Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Rural and Remote Practice 561

Area:

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0

Individual Study:

2 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Nurse practitioner scope of practice, role, remote area context, cultural perspectives. Pharmacokentics, standing orders, possession, use, supply or ordering of medications from an approved formulary determined by Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nusing posts. Regulations, legislation, ethical principles, accountability and responsibility related to clients, medications, polypharmacy and prescribing.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - Identified consequences of legislation governing the practice of remote area nurses and nurse practitioners in relation to pharmacology. Demonstrated competence in the management of clients, across the lifespan, in relation to the appropriate dose, actions, interactions and side effects of medications from an approved formulary determined by the Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nursing posts. Demonstrated competence in thepossession, use, supply or ordering of medications, from an approved formulary determined by the Chief Medical Officer for use at designated remote area nursing posts, within the context of practice and client's cultural perspectives. Assessed clients and have identified factors that may influence the clinician's choice of drug therapy and the therapeutic effectiveness. Analysed the concepts of accountability, responsibility and ethics in relation to prescribing in remote area practice.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Baker H. and Napthine R., (1994), Nurses and Medication, A Literature Review - North Fitzroy, Australian Nursing Federation. Benet L.Z., Kroetz D.L. and Lewis B.S., (1996), Pharmacokinetics - The Dynamics of Drug Absorption, Distribution and Elimination.Hardman J.G. and Limbird L.E., (Eds.), Goodman and Gilman's - The Pharmocological Bases of Therapeutics, 9th ed., New York, McGraw Hill. Blue I. and Hegney D., (1994), Rural Nurse Drug Administration - Will Common Sense Prevail?, Collegian, 1(1), pp 36-39. Craig E.J., (1996), A Review of Prescriptive Authority for Nurse Practitioners, Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, 10(1), pp 29-35. Cramer J., (1984), The Agony of the R.A.N Remote Area Nursing, Australian Nurses Journal, 14(1), pp 40-42. Faherty B., (1995), Advanced practice nursing - What's all the fuss?, Journal of Nursing Law, 2(3), 7-25. Griffiths D., Baker H. and St Hill M., (1998), An Analysis of the Australian State and Territory Drugs and Poisons Legislation in Relation to Nursing Practice, Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service. Mahoney D.F., (1995), Employer Resistance to State Authorized Prescriptive Authority for NPs - Results From A Pilot Study, Nurse Practitioner, 20(1), 58-61.

Unit Texts:

Birkett D.J., (1998), Pharmacokinetics Made Easy, Sydney, The McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated. Health Department of Western Australia, (2000), Remote Area Nursing Emergency Guidelines, 3rd ed., Perth, Leader Press. Humphries J.L. and Green J., (Eds.),(1999), Nurse Prescribing, London, MacMillan Press Limited. Schull P.D., (Ed.), (1999), Australasia Nursing Drug Handbook, Pennsylvania, Springhouse.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Problem Based Case Studies 25%. Examination 50% . Field Audit or Concept Paper 25%. This is by pass/fail assessment. All three assessments must be passed.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2		Y